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Bill: P.d.l. 01/32 - Senate Reform Act II
Details
Submitted by[?]: Partito Giustizialista
Status[?]: passed
Votes: This bill is a resolution. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: August 4133
Description[?]:
| OOC: Previously, the 100 members of the (roleplay) Senate of the Republic was elected using (staggered) proportional representation. I propose changing this system to a region-based system; a simplified version of what is used to elect the real-life Italian Senate. Under the proposed system, each region would have 20 members in the 100-member Senate. At every general election, the winning party in each region would be given 12 of its 20 seats (60%). Then, the second-largest party would win 6 seats (30%), and the third- placed party would win 2 seats (10%). Additionally, if the winning party in a region wins over 50% of the region's popular vote, it would take all 20 seats in that region. This is a system that is not designed to be proportional. In many real-life countries, the upper houses are elected by FPTP or similar, but since that would be extremely difficult to emulate in Particracy, I recommend this system. A similar system to the one I am proposing here was also in place a few in-game centuries ago. It would over-represent larger parties, and under-represent smaller ones, but on a regional level, giving the impression of the Senate being a sort of "council of regions". While this may seem unfair, it really isn't, considering election results are volatile, as well as the fact that the Senate doesn't have any practical powers outside of roleplay. If a majoritarian system like this is rejected, then we will just stick with the old proportional system by default, with half the Senate renewed every four years. |
Proposals
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 20:25:48, December 09, 2016 CET | From | Partito Giustizialista | To | Debating the P.d.l. 01/32 - Senate Reform Act II |
| Message | OOC: Popolari promised to support it this time, so it should pass the 2/3rds quorum. |
| Date | 04:17:02, December 10, 2016 CET | From | Partito del Patriota d'Istalia | To | Debating the P.d.l. 01/32 - Senate Reform Act II |
| Message | Ok |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | ||||||
| yes |
Total Seats: 635 | ||||||
| no | Total Seats: 0 | ||||||
| abstain | Total Seats: 0 |
| Random fact: Unless otherwise stated, monarchs and their royal houses will be presumed to be owned by the player who introduced the bill appointing them to their position. |
| Random quote: "I bet their mothers don't love them. Many Trigunian women are so cold. I mean it's a racist hellhole in parts." - Tirza Sommer, former Dorvish politician |